Thanks for the advice, I'm trying to follow it.Carl made an appointment to see the bank representatives tomorrow to get the paperwork. If there is something in particular that I should get him to ask for, please let me know.

I am assuming that you mean transactions, withdrawals, deposits, signatures, all with dates.

> Only distributions for which the account holder takes possession are restricted to once a year. Depending on how the check that Carl received was written, it is possible that both rollovers were trustee-to-trustee.

Is there an IRS publication / example that details this so that I have a reference? I read pub 590, didn't seem to find it, maybe my eyes glossed over.

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